Chapters (76)
- Cover
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Mauna Loa: November 21, 1935
- 1. Mangoes
- 2. Watching Over Him
- 3. Rising Winds
- 4. The Okawa Fish Market
- 5. Beauty and the Beast
- 6. Homecoming
- 7. Waiting
- 8. In the Quiet
- Ghost Voices
- Carrying On: November 23–25, 1935
- 9. Sanctuary
- 10. Fire and Ice
- 11. The Sugar Train
- 12. The Green Bungalow
- 13. The House Call
- 14. The House on the Hill
- Island Voices
- The Past, the Present: November 25–26, 1935
- 15. Island Boys
- 16. Hide-and-Seek
- 17. The Bulletin Board
- Ghost Voices
- You Can’t Hide: November 27–December 4, 1935
- 18. A New Direction
- 19. One Step Forward
- 20. Awakening
- 21. Puli Plantation
- Island Voices
- Lost and Found: December 6–8, 1935
- 22. Ashes
- 23. The Surprise
- 24. The Scenic Express
- Ghost Voices
- And Then . . .: December 11–16, 1935
- 25. Restless
- 26. Collecting
- 27. Sugarcane
- 28. A Visitor
- 29. Run
- 30. Nightmares
- 31. Packing
- Ghost Voices
- Secrets: December 17–18, 1935
- 32. Town Boy
- 33. Nori
- 34. Naupaka
- Ghost Voices
- Answers: December 18–20, 1935
- 35. Lava
- 36. Uncle Koji
- 37. The Truth of It
- Ghost Voices
- Waiting: December 22–26, 1935
- 38. Revelations
- 39. Safe Places
- 40. Mele Kalikimaka
- Ghost Voices
- Shooting the Moon: December 27–31, 1935
- 41. Blackbirds
- 42. Mosquitoes
- 43. Faith
- 44. The River
- Ghost Voices
- A New Year: January 1–2, 1936
- 45. The Beating Heart
- 46. January 2, 1936
- 47. The Living
- Ghost Voices
- Hilo: July 28, 1936
- 48. The Mango Tree
- Acknowledgments
- About the Publisher
Koji plucked a mango from the tree. When all the fruit was picked, he’d be sure to cut back the branches, start paying more attention to the yard. Next year the tree would be full of ripe mangoes again, renewing itself for another generation to come. Koji looked around and knew nothing stayed the same, with one exception: he and Daniel would be back here at the green bungalow picking mangoes from the tree next summer and the summers after that.
And for now, it was more than enough.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Heartfelt thanks to Joy Harris, for her unwavering support and dedication; to Tara Parsons, for her insight and advocacy; and to everyone at HarperVia. Thank you always to my Sistahs, and to Mary Roach. I’m grateful to Abby Pollak, Blair Moser, Cynthia Dorfman, and Catherine de Cuir, with whom I’ve shared not only many manuscripts but many Zachary’s pizzas over the years. Special thanks to my family and friends, near and far, and especially my brother, Tom.
And to all those who answered my questions, encouraged, and inspired me through the writing of this book, your voices have been invaluable.
Lastly, many thanks to the Hedgebrook Foundation.
Here ends Gail Tsukiyama’s
The Color of Air.
The first edition of the book was printed and
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in Harrisonburg, Virginia, April 2020.
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